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U:,~.: <br /> MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2007 <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII <br /> MEETING AT THE NAALEHU SCHOOL GYM <br /> REGARDING RESOLUTION #169-107 <br /> MY NAME IS JEAN S. SHIBUYA AND I WHOLEHEARTILY REJECT THIS <br /> RESOLUTION. WHY SPEND OUR TAX MONEY WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY <br /> IS THERE FOR IT TO BE GIVEN TO THE COUNTY AND MAINTAINED. <br /> WHY NOT SPEND THAT MONEY TO HELP IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS SO <br /> <br /> THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO <br /> <br /> BETTER THEMSELVES, GET A BETTER EDUCATION SO THAT THEY <br /> <br /> CAN EARN THAT $26,000 PLUS JOBS THAT THEY SAY THE `LIVING <br /> <br /> CLASSROOMS ` WILL PROVIDE FOR THE KAU PEOPLE. <br /> <br /> MANY WHO TRAVEL TO KONA FOR WORK, WOULD RATHER WORK <br /> <br /> AND LIVE IN KAU. NOT MANY WOULD LIKE TO WORK PICKING <br /> COFFEE OR PICKING -UP MACADAMIA NUTS. THAT IS WHY TOO, IN <br /> FARMS IN CALIFORNIA, YOU HAVE IMMIGRANTS FROM MEXICO AND <br /> ELSEWHERE. MANY WOULD RATHER WORK AT THE HOTELS DOING <br /> WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE, SO WHY NOT HERE IN KAU. <br /> AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, THIS AREA IN PUNALUU IS THE ONLY AREA <br /> THAT IS ZONED FOR DEVELOPMENT. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE <br /> IMPROVED SO THAT MORE JOBS OF ALL KINDS CAN BE PROVIDED, <br /> OUR HISTORICAL SITES PRESERVED AND THE CULTURE OF THE <br /> PEOPLE OF KAU BE PRESENTED TO ALL TO LEARN. <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION #169-107 IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF A FEW AND NOT FOR <br /> <br /> THE GENERATIONS TO COME. <br /> 3y . ~s~ <br /> Ref. Tot ~ <br /> Ref. Dvte .IUN 4 U~7 <br /> <br />